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PROCESO: Desplegará EU helicópteros de guerra en frontera con Tamaulipas

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El diputado federal republicano, Henry Cuéllar, legislador por el área de Laredo-McAllen, anunció que helicópteros UH-60 Blackhawk, utilizados en la guerra, serán desplegados en la frontera de Texas con Tamaulipas. La medida es una respuesta al ataque contra una aeronave de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP por sus siglas en inglés) que ocurrió en Nuevo Laredo el pasado viernes. En…

THE MONITOR: Blackhawk helicopters to enhance border security in RGV

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The Rio Grande Valley will get some extra protection along the Texas-Mexico border with the deployment of Blackhawk helicopters.   U.S. Customs and Border Protection has made a decision to deploy two Blackhawk helicopters — the same ones used by the U.S. military — to the region, officials said.   U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said the Blackhawk helicopters are expected…

BROWNSVILLE HERALD: Blackhawks On The Way

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The Rio Grande Valley will get some extra protection along the Texas-Mexico border with the deployment of Blackhawk helicopters.   U.S. Customs and Border Protection has made a decision to deploy two Blackhawk helicopters — the same ones used by the U.S. military — to the region, officials said.   U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said the Blackhawk helicopters are expected…

Rep. Henry Cuellar Issues Statement on Deployment of Two UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters to South Texas

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) issues the following statement in response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection sending two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to South Texas following a shooting involving a CBP helicopter on patrol in Laredo on June 5: “CBP plans to send two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to south Texas in the wake of last Friday’s helicopter shooting incident. The…

TEXAS TRIBUNE: Mexico Loosening Rules for Armed U.S. Agents

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After decades of forbidding foreign law enforcement officers from carrying weapons on Mexican soil, the Mexican government is on the verge of allowing U.S. agents to carry guns in places where they help speed the flow of goods between the two countries. Texas lawmakers are celebrating the move as a significant step toward increasing trade, and say Mexico is also expected to…

Congressman Cuellar Applauds Nomination of Roberta Jacobson as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today issued the following statement following reports that President Obama will nominate Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. “I have been impressed with Ms. Jacobson’s deep knowledge of Mexico and the rest of Latin America and fully support her…

Favorece el Congresista Cuéllar la Nominación de Roberta Jacobson Como Embajadora de EE. UU. en México

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El congresista demócrata por el distrito 28 de Texas, Henry Cuéllar hoy emitió la siguiente declaración después de los informes de que el Presidente Barack Obama nominará a Roberta Jacobson, Secretaria Asistente para Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental del Departamento de Estado, para servir como Embajadora de Estados Unidos en México.   “Estoy impresionado con el profundo…